Kansas boys high school basketball rankings
From the roaring crowd to squeaking sneakers on the hardwood, high school boys basketball is a beloved American pastime.
The sport's school roots date back to its 19th-century beginnings. After all, James Naismith invented basketball as a physical education activity. The concept of a state championship for high school basketball soon followed. Illinois, for example, held a state championship as early as 1908. Other states with early high school basketball championships include Indiana (first championship in 1911) and Wisconsin (1916).
Now, the sport is etched into the ethos of the American high school. Over half a million boys play on their high school basketball team, according to 2021-22 school year data compiled by the National Federation of State High School Associations. That figure represents over 18,000 teams competing across all 50 states, grinding out games in high school gyms on dark winter nights.
But when not every team plays one another, how do you separate the wheat from the chaff? Luckily, the data-driven nature of sports means there are plenty of avenues for rating and ranking basketball teams.
Stacker compiled boys high school basketball rankings in Kansas using MaxPreps. MaxPreps' rankings factor in win-loss record, win quality, and strength of schedule. Read on through to find out the best boys basketball schools in Kansas.
Class 1A I
1. Macksville: 23-2 (7-1 in Central Prairie), 16.8 rating, 12 straight wins
2. South Gray (Montezuma): 21-4 (7-1 in District), 15.5 rating
3. Clifton-Clyde (Clyde): 20-3 (6-0 in Twin Valley), 12.6 rating
4. Classical (Wichita): 22-3, 12.6 rating
5. Olpe: 23-4 (3-0 in Lyon County), 12.0 rating, 2 straight losses
Class 1A II
1. Greeley County (Tribune): 24-1 (6-0 in Northwest Kansas), 17.0 rating, 18 straight wins
2. Axtell: 20-6 (2-1 in Twin Valley), 9.1 rating, 2 straight losses
3. South Central (Coldwater): 18-8 (3-1 in District), 9.1 rating
4. Northern Valley (Almena): 18-4 (7-0 in District), 7.7 rating
5. Lebo: 17-8 (1-0 in Lyon County), 7.5 rating
Class 2A
1. Moundridge: 24-4 (0-0 in Heart of America), 20.7 rating, 15 straight wins
2. Independent (Wichita): 23-3 (1-0 in Central Plains), 17.9 rating
3. Thomas More Prep-Marian (Hays): 22-4 (11-0 in Mid-Continent), 17.2 rating, 2 straight losses
4. Bennington: 19-5 (0-0 in Heart of America), 15.2 rating
5. Sterling: 17-6 (0-0 in Heart of America), 15.1 rating
6. Lyndon: 21-2 (1-0 in Flint Hills), 15.0 rating, 3 straight wins
7. Inman: 18-4 (0-0 in Heart of America), 13.3 rating
8. Ellinwood: 20-2 (3-0 in Central Prairie), 13.0 rating
9. Meade: 19-4 (10-1 in District), 12.4 rating
10. Medicine Lodge: 19-7 (0-0 in Central Plains), 11.9 rating
Class 3A
1. Hesston: 25-1 (1-0 in Central Kansas), 25.1 rating, 25 straight wins
2. Southeast of Saline (Gypsum): 24-2 (0-0 in North Central AA), 24.8 rating
3. Haven: 20-2 (1-0 in Central Kansas), 20.6 rating
4. Sabetha: 21-1 (0-0 in Big Seven), 20.4 rating
5. Marysville: 22-3 (4-0 in North Central Kansas), 20.3 rating
6. Galena: 24-2 (2-0 in District), 20.3 rating, 2 straight losses
7. Colby: 20-4 (0-0 in Great Western), 20.0 rating
8. Collegiate (Wichita): 20-4 (1-0 in District), 16.1 rating
9. Perry-Lecompton (Perry): 19-5 (0-0 in Big Seven), 15.5 rating
10. Beloit: 17-6 (1-0 in North Central AA), 14.6 rating
Class 4A
1. Hugoton: 23-2 (0-0 in Great Western), 23.8 rating, 22 straight wins
2. Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission): 17-7 (0-2 in Eastern Kansas), 22.1 rating
3. McPherson: 20-5 (1-0 in District), 21.4 rating
4. Eudora: 21-5 (2-0 in Frontier), 17.4 rating, 2 straight losses
5. Atchison: 19-4 (1-0 in Kansas City-Atchison), 15.4 rating
Class 5A
1. Andover: 23-2 (5-1 in District), 27.3 rating, 21 straight wins
2. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita): 23-2 (7-1 in Greater Wichita City), 26.9 rating
3. Maize South (Wichita): 19-4 (10-2 in District), 24.3 rating
4. Hutchinson: 22-3 (5-1 in District), 24.1 rating, 2 straight losses
5. Highland Park (Topeka): 24-1 (1-0 in Kansas City-Atchison), 23.3 rating
6. Andover Central (Andover): 17-5 (11-1 in District), 22.0 rating
7. De Soto: 18-3 (3-1 in United Kansas), 19.4 rating
8. Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park): 14-8-1 (1-1 in Eastern Kansas), 18.9 rating
9. St. James Academy (Lenexa): 14-8 (2-1 in Eastern Kansas), 18.1 rating
10. Emporia: 15-6 (1-1 in Centennial), 16.7 rating
11. Pittsburg: 16-5 (2-0 in Southeast Kansas), 16.3 rating
12. Piper (Kansas City): 16-5 (4-0 in United Kansas), 16.1 rating
13. Aquinas (Overland Park): 13-8 (2-1 in Eastern Kansas), 15.9 rating
14. Hays: 13-9 (5-3 in Western), 14.6 rating
15. Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh): 14-7 (2-2 in United Kansas), 13.7 rating
Class 6A
1. Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park): 21-4 (5-0 in Eastern Kansas), 29.8 rating, 13 straight wins
2. Heights (Wichita): 22-3 (15-1 in Greater Wichita City), 27.1 rating
3. Blue Valley North (Overland Park): 18-5 (2-1 in Eastern Kansas), 22.5 rating, 2 straight losses
4. Derby: 18-7 (8-4 in District), 20.7 rating
5. Garden City: 20-2 (8-0 in Western), 20.7 rating
6. Olathe West (Olathe): 17-6 (11-2 in Sunflower), 20.4 rating, 2 straight losses
7. Lawrence: 17-5 (2-1 in Sunflower), 20.2 rating
8. Washburn Rural (Topeka): 15-6 (7-2 in Centennial), 20.1 rating
9. Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission): 16-8 (3-4 in Sunflower), 19.8 rating
10. Mill Valley (Shawnee): 15-6 (2-1 in Sunflower), 19.0 rating
11. Olathe North (Olathe): 16-7 (2-1 in Sunflower), 18.4 rating
12. Manhattan: 14-9 (3-1 in Centennial), 18.0 rating
13. Blue Valley (Stilwell): 9-9 (3-4 in Eastern Kansas), 17.4 rating, 4 straight losses
14. Junction City: 11-9 (4-5 in Centennial), 15.0 rating
15. Olathe South (Olathe): 13-9 (2-0 in Sunflower), 14.1 rating, 2 straight losses
Class KCAA A
1. Reno County HomeSchool (Hutchinson): 12-13 (5-1 in Kansas Christian A), -3.1 rating, 3 straight wins
2. Newton HomeSchool (Newton): 12-5 (4-2 in Kansas Christian A), -4.1 rating
3. Liberty HomeSchool Alliance (Yates Center): 9-10 (3-3 in Kansas Christian A), -9.5 rating
4. Smoky Valley Home Educators (Salina): 12-16 (0-5 in Kansas Christian A), -10.4 rating, 3 straight wins
5. Tyro Christian (Tyro): 14-9 (9-2 in Kansas Christian A), -11.6 rating, 2 straight losses
Class KCAA AA
1. Manhattan HomeSchool CHIEF (Manhattan): 28-7 (1-1 in Kansas Christian AA), 15.6 rating, 4 straight wins
2. Life Prep (Wichita): 15-5 (1-0 in Kansas Christian AA), 14.8 rating
3. St. Mary's Academy (St. Marys): 15-7 (4-0 in Kansas Christian AA), 11.6 rating, 2 straight wins
4. Wichita HomeSchool (Wichita): 19-19 (2-3 in Kansas Christian AA), 2.6 rating
5. Veritas Christian (Lawrence): 10-25 (1-5 in Kansas Christian AA), -6.4 rating
